Hampstead Elementary School students, from left, Aiden Burgos, Torin Farver and Karsyn Gardner plant a river birch, on of 20 trees their class planted at the school to mark Earth Day, a day late ...

The North Carolina Spot Festival returns to Pender County, a two-day event that observes the rich fishing history of Hampstead. The spot, known as the "spot fish" or "Norfolk spot," are abundant ...